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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Forget \For*get"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. {Forgot}({Forgat}, Obs.); p. p. {Forgotten}, {Forgot}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forgetting}.] [OE. forgeten, foryeten, AS. forgietan, forgitan; pref. for- + gietan, gitan (only in comp.), to get; cf. D. vergeten, G. vergessen, Sw. f["o]rg["a]ta, Dan. forgiette. See {For-}, and {Get}, verb (used with an object)]
1. To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to cease to have in mind; not to think of; also, to lose the power of; to cease from doing.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. --Ps. ciii. 2.
Let my right hand forget her cunning. --Ps. cxxxvii. 5.
Hath thy knee forget to bow? --Shak.
2. To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to neglect.
Can a woman forget her sucking child? . . . Yes, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. --Is. xlix. 15.
{To forget one's self}. (a) To become unmindful of one's own personality; to be lost in thought. (b) To be entirely unselfish. (c) To be guilty of what is unworthy of one; to lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
forget
verb
1: dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "i tried to bury these unpleasant memories" [syn: {bury}] [ant: {remember}]
2: be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" [syn: {block}, {blank out}, {draw a blank}] [ant: {remember}]
3: forget to do something; "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!" [ant: {mind}]
4: leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors" [syn: {leave}] [also: {forgotten}, {forgot}, {forgetting}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "forget": abandon, blink at, blow up, brush aside, brush off, bury the hatchet, charge off, charge to experience, consign to oblivion, discount, dismiss, disregard, draw a blank, drop the subject, fail, fluff, forget about it, forget it, forgive and forget, ignore, lay aside, leave behind, let it go, let it pass, let slip, lose, lose sight of, not remember, omit, overlook, overpass, push aside, put aside, set aside, shrug off, slight, sneeze at, think nothing of, thrust aside, turn away from, write off
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